Production of polypyrrole fibers by wet spinning

Authors

Gordon G. Wallace, University of WollongongFollow
Geoffrey M. Spinks, University of WollongongFollow
Philip G. Whitten, University of WollongongFollow
Javad Foroughi, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

27112

Publication Details

Foroughi, J., Spinks, G. Maxwell., Wallace, G. G. & Whitten, P. G. (2008). Production of polypyrrole fibers by wet spinning. Synthetic Metals, 158 104-107.

Abstract

Soluble, doped polypyrrole containing no substituent on the pyrrole ring has been synthesized by the incorporation of the di-(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate dopant anion, which renders the polymer soluble in various organic solvents. The solutions were amenable to a wet-spinning process that produced continuous doped polypyrrole fibres. The ultimate tensile strength, elastic modulus and elongation at break of the obtained fibres were 25 MPa, 1.5 GPa and 2%, respectively, with an electronic conductivity of ∼3 S/cm. Cyclic voltammetry demonstrated the electroactivity of the polypyrrole fibres. These fibres are likely to be important for electronic textile applications.

Grant Number

ARC/FF0669110

Additional Grant Number

http://purl.org/au-research/grants/ARC/FF0669110